Abstract
Every community has its way of living, which depicts the culture, food, relations, religious understandings, etc. These spaces constitute their way of living; livelihood. Nowadays, the understating of livelihood is often narrowed to income. This paper is based on action research in the Amapra Village, Chhattisgarh. It is a Gond tribe populated area. It describes the changes over time in people’s livelihoods, through the history and occurrence of changes in the old practices, which magnificently show the nuances, how the old ways of living are getting replaced by the new ways of living. Because of which the community is getting affected in terms of ecology, village relations, health, and nutrition, the role of welfare programs is very much essential in shaping the wellbeing of the community. Therefore, if they are done without the consciousness of the importance of diversity and decent exploration of the need, it may have repercussions. This paper will argue about the welfare programs under the light of the LAMPS (Large Area Multi-Purpose Society), PDS (Public Distributive System) and, the schemes under which the government buys the forest produces from the community. Further, it will critically examine how such programs impact the food diversity of the community, the interrelationship between the people, and the forest, agriculture - because of which the ecology is also being affected.
Presenters
Vishal KumarMaster of Philosophy Student, Centre for Development Practice, Ambedkar University Delhi, Delhi, India
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Keywords- Agroforestry, Rural Development, Self-Sufficient, Sustainability, Traditional Practices
